snail on snail

Gwen · 05-06-2009, 08:43 AM

Hi, if you have some time please look at my photo in the gallery:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopo...hp?photo=17298

Will those hitchhiker snails hurt my astrea? They seem to be eating algae, but I don't want them to kill my astrea.

Thanks.

lcstorc · 05-06-2009, 09:16 AM

Here is the pic for the lazy but I have no clue on the answer to the question. Sorry

Gwen · 05-06-2009, 09:22 AM

[quote=lcstorc;661386]Here is the pic for the lazy but I have no clue on the answer to the question. Sorry

Thanks for the pic.

Gwen · 06-10-2009, 01:06 PM

After a little bit of research I have found the answer here:
Indo Pacific Snails
So they are limpets.

... if anyone is interested...

lcstorc · 06-10-2009, 01:31 PM

Cool!
I couldn't make out the details.
In general limpets are good guys. Mine appeared out of nowhere but are good cleaners. Man do they have suction though. The first time I tried to move one, I was very suprised.

Xenomorph25 · 06-25-2009, 02:31 PM

Cool substrate! What is it?

05-06-2009, 08:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gwen Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	snail on snail Hi, if you have some time please look at my photo in the gallery: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/photopo...hp?photo=17298 Will those hitchhiker snails hurt my astrea? They seem to be eating algae, but I don't want them to kill my astrea. Thanks.

05-06-2009, 09:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,482 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snail on snail Here is the pic for the lazy but I have no clue on the answer to the question. Sorry __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

05-06-2009, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gwen Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: snail on snail [quote=lcstorc;661386]Here is the pic for the lazy but I have no clue on the answer to the question. Sorry Thanks for the pic.

06-10-2009, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gwen Fire Coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 68 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: snail on snail After a little bit of research I have found the answer here: Indo Pacific Snails So they are limpets. ... if anyone is interested...

06-10-2009, 01:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,482 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snail on snail Cool! I couldn't make out the details. In general limpets are good guys. Mine appeared out of nowhere but are good cleaners. Man do they have suction though. The first time I tried to move one, I was very suprised. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

06-25-2009, 02:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Xenomorph25 Fire Coral Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: snail on snail Cool substrate! What is it? __________________ TANK FACTS!! ______________________________________________ 60g with 60lbs of Live Rock 10-20 lbs of Live Sand. 1 Coral Beauty; 1 Butterfly Tang; 1 Yellow Watchman; 1 Pistol Shrimp; 2 Clown Fish (1 Saddleback); 1 Mandarin Dragonet; 1 Blackfin Goby; 1 Scooter Dragonet; 2 Skunk Cleaners; 2 Camelback Shrimp; 1 Emerald Crab; Several Black Turbo Snail;1 Bumblebee Snail; 4 Nassarius; 3 Ceriths; Several Reddish Hermit Crabs; 1 Scarlet Reef Hermit; 2 Blue Legged Hermit; 3 Sand Sifter Stars; 1 Green Dottyback; 1 Conch!; ; 1 Anemone Crab

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